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Answers and reference documents
Common questions about how Cingilek works, plus our capability statement for download.
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Frequently asked
Cingilek (CHING-ee-luck) is the Yup'ik word for spearpoint. The name was given to our founder by the people of Emmonak when they adopted him into the tribe following his appointment as President & CEO of Emmonak Corporation. Cingilek Precision is named in their honor.
We are a consultancy — not a lab or a supplier. We design operations and logistics processes, federal-contracting strategy, quality-management systems, and metrology and calibration programs for regulated and austere-environment programs. We don't hold inventory or perform fulfillment.
Not yet. Cingilek Precision is service-disabled veteran-owned, and our SBA VetCert application is in progress. Since January 1, 2024, SDVOSB set-aside and sole-source awards require SBA VetCert certification, so those become available when certification is complete. Consulting, teaming, and subcontract engagements are available now.
Phoenix, Arizona. We travel for engagements that require on-site work and routinely operate in remote, austere, and rural environments — including Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
Most engagements are scoped as fixed fee or monthly retainer. Hourly work is available at a published advisory rate. Federal work is delivered at GSA-equivalent rates. Full rate card available on request.
Yes, quietly. Where applied AI improves operations, federal contracting, QMS, or metrology programs, we connect it to the systems you already run and put approval in front of every change that matters. We run the same model across our own companies first. AI engagements ship with a train-the-trainer plan so your operator team owns the system. Pricing is in the rate card.
Both. Federal agencies now use Super Intelligence, or SI, under Executive Order 14434, while most commercial buyers still say AI. It is the same technology, and our work and standards are the same in either term.